Lawyers for Civil Rights Launches “Fair Play Off the Pitch” Initiative Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 Multilingual legal resources will help workers and vendors understand their rights As Massachusetts prepares to welcome visitors from around the world during FIFA World...
Federal Court Asked to Halt ICE’s Home Invasion Policy New Filings Include Whistleblower Declaration Against ICE Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and a coalition of immigrant rights organizations asked the federal court in Boston to stop the implementation of ICE’s policy allowing immigration officers to forcibly enter private homes without a judicial...
Lawyers for Civil Rights is working to bring Zapatos Rojos (Red Shoes), the acclaimed public art and advocacy installation, to Boston. Created by Mexican artist Elina Chauvet, the installation memorializes women and girls lost to gender-based violence through the public display of donated shoes painted red by community members. At LCR, we believe justice...
Lawyers for Civil Rights has released two new Rule of Law guides, one for adults and one for youth, to strengthen public understanding and engagement around civil rights, democratic institutions, and access to justice. Rule of Law Guide (Adult) Rule of Law Guide (Youth) The guides provide simple, digestible, and practical information to advance...
The Trial Court’s “Soft Diplomacy” With ICE Is Not a Strategy. It’s Surrender. By Brooke Simone and Joshua Dankoff The Massachusetts Trial Court recently suggested that the PROTECT Act — legislation that would protect against immigration arrests inside state courthouses without a judicial warrant — would disrupt the so-called “soft diplomacy” between state...
Car Wash Workers File Federal Claims Against ICE for Racial Profiling, Unlawful Arrests, and Physical Violence FTCA Complaint Filed After ICE Raid Swept Up Latino Workers at Boston-Area Car Wash In a startling show of force, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormed Allston Car Wash in November with approximately 20 unmarked vehicles, sweeping...
At Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), we know that justice is not only shaped in courtrooms. It is also shaped in stories, culture, community spaces, and the ways people see themselves and one another. That’s why we launched our Artist-in-Residence program to bring artists like Chanel Thervil and Damon Davis into our work as partners in helping communities...
On April 1, 2026, Teen Vogue published the following op-ed from LCR’s client, a high school senior who testified in Congress. Teen Vogue I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come? By Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan In this op-ed, high school senior Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan explains why she testified at a congressional forum about DHS. I am a...
